Union demands sack of Provost

The Academic Staff Union of the College of Education in Edo State (COEASU) has demanded the sack of the school’s Provost, Prof Amen Uhunmwangho.

Amen is being accused of harassment, victimisation and breach of agreement.

The union said the management “should pay outstanding trust fund deductions from October, November and December”, adding that its annual general meeting (AGM) could not hold because the management withheld members’ money.

It accused the management of treating their agreement with impunity though the state government had given subvention to the institution.

A statement signed by Fred Omonuwa and Dr V. Okosun, called on government to investigate “unremitted taxes illegally deducted from salaries”.

Omonuwa said: “You will recall that we went on a seven-day strike after which we were supposed to proceed on an indefinite strike because our demand was not met, but having met and considered management’s appeal, we gave them additional 30 days.

“Important is the demand for promotions and the N30 million trust fund money. Rather than address these issues, the management came out with queries, with the illegal suspension of our members.

“No panel was set up to address these issues. Again, the chief security officer (CSO) told us of an order that we must seek security clearance before holding meetings.’’